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From: wabenbau@×××××.com
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} offline backups
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2015 00:55:11
Message-Id: 20150305015435.683a7c9b@hal9000.localdomain
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} offline backups by Walter Dnes
1 Am Mittwoch, 04.03.2015 um 23:29
2 schrieb "Walter Dnes" <waltdnes@××××××××.org>:
3
4 > On Tue, Mar 03, 2015 at 07:51:35AM -0800, Grant wrote
5 > > I have several encrypted backup repositories online and I'd like to
6 > > somehow mirror that offline. I currently have about 20G of data to
7 > > back up. Any ideas? Rewritable Blu-Ray?
8 >
9 > 32 gigabyte USB keys are around $20 CDN, probably less in US
10 > dollars.
11 > http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=11_180_181&item_id=058767
12 >
13 > 128 gigabyte keys for $80
14 > http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=11_180_181&item_id=069903
15 >
16 > 256 and 512 gigabyte capacities are also available, but they're more
17 > expensive. Format a USB key as ext2fs, and it'll handle permissions
18 > and UID's properly.
19
20 Most USB-Sticks are cheap consumer products and IMHO not very reliable.
21 I had several faulty stick over the years. If you plan to use
22 USB-Sticks for your backups then buy two of them from different vendors
23 and copy your data to both of them.
24
25 --
26 Regards
27 wabe

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